Poncho
29497
From: Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29497 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac |
| Culture Area | Andean |
| Locus | Found with a mummy. |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wool |
| Description | This poncho has decorative stripes. The plain weave is warp-dominant. Two-web construction. Additional supplementary elements are added for designs within stripes. Warp striping. At the bottom of the center seam is an additional "vent" or opening. Mentioned in Vanstan's "Textiles from Beneath…" book, pg. 24-25 (fig. 18 a,b) Color(s): Large red stripes between multi-colored stripes (predominately brown, yellow, red and green). . |
| Length | 51 cm |
| Width | 112 cm |
| Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number | 1182A - Field No SF |
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